Administrators face many barriers throughout their careers, however it would seem the most barriers would be encountered during the first few years of becoming an administrator. Just as the first few years of teaching were met with new challenges, I believe the same concept can be applied to administrators. Therefore, when I consider barriers I recognize that some barriers will be easier to overcome than others. Personally, relations-oriented behaviors will be a challenge only in the beginning. I have recently realized through conversation in class, that even though I am introverted I am also quite social. In that once I become conversant with others, I become far less introverted. As an administrator this would require me to carry out on-on-one conversations, prior to addressing the entire staff in one large group. Once I overcome this barrier early on, it will be a nonissue thereafter. When considering task-oriented behavior I fully believe this will be the most simple of the three barriers for me to overcome. Naturally, I am task oriented. I find comfort in having specific tasks to accomplish each day, and once those tasks are completed I feel a sense of relief and accomplishment. This task oriented behavior will serve me well as an administrator. However, there are situations as an administrator where this could become a barrier, not necessarily for me, but for the staff for which I will be leading. If I were to delegate tasks to staff members, and they did not complete the required task, this would become a barrier and something I would need to address immediately. If I were to find myself in a predicament such as this, I would most likely fall back on my relationship-oriented behavior and attempt to appeal to their human side by reasoning, and getting to the bottom of the issue. Change-oriented behaviors are behaviors in which I am very familiar with. I am a visionary, constantly conjuring ideas and thoughts that will improve my classroom, my own practice, and even my building. I thrive in an environment where I can share ideas with other like-minded people. Unfortunately, not everyone enjoys change, and not everyone is going to be on board with my vision. As an administrator the hardest barrier to overcome would be implementing change that others will buy in to. Honing my leadership skills, and clearly communicating my vision, will aid in overcoming this particular barrier. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: < http://listserv.ohio.edu/pipermail/ous-lp-rp13/attachments/20180621/f1469b16/attachment.html >
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